Know ye that the Ancient

Liturgy of Truth hath been in the

care of our sect for 3000 years.
Never, through the passing of each
generation, hath our sacred
custodianship been betrayed. We
now enjoin thee, guard well the
secrets held within these pages.
For thee, they shall be an
immeasurable blessing, but if they
are revealed to one of the
unenlightened, great harm could
befall him. The proper use of the
supplications contained within
this manuscript will be thine aid in
combating the evils of this world.
The supplications herein are
listed in ascending order of power.
Most of them will be unusable
until thou hast trod many paths and
gained great wisdom. If thou
devotes thy whole being to these
Truths, the power to perform
actual miracles will be granted
thee. As thou art exalted enough to
be close to the One, the power even
over life and death may be thine.
Take heed that thou dost not use
these precious gifts in a frivolous
manner, but for the betterment of
the order.
Receive now my blessing
through the dark veil of time.
Know always that within thyself
Truth was discovered, and that
this Truth forms the basis of
unyielding power.
The Prophet
Alizarkanon
 A. PONTORI
Evil takes many forms
throughout Sosaria, and some of
the most evil are the Undead.
Skeletons, ghouls, and zombies
roam free in dungeons, forests
and open terrain. Although they
are formidable opponents in battle,
there is a basic weakness in their
essence. These servants of evil
are vestiges of former living
beings now inhabited by an evil
force.
If thou should encounter
undead creatures, raise thy ankh
of Truth before them. If thou dost
stand strong in the spirit of Good,
evil shall be dispelled from their
beings and only their rotting
corpses shall remain.
 B. APPAR UNEM

Often the chest which thou

shalt find along thy journeys will
contain a trap, the intent of which
is to damage thee and thy party.
Since thou dost have the innate
ability to know the true nature of
evil, thou can overcome this
difficulty.
To open a chest with no risk
of injury to thyself or thy party,
pour a few drops of holy water into
the lock and invoke the aid of the
One who is all Truth by raising the
holy ankh over the chest. It will
open freely and allow thee to grasp
its inner treasures.
 C. SANCTU

Thy powers for healing will be

often needed. The healing of minor
wounds can be accomplished with
this simple supplication. Through
the channel which thy selfless
devotion creates in thee, Truth and
forces of Good can act directly in
this world.
Merely lay thy hands upon the
one who is to be healed, and his
wounds will be mended beneath thy
touch. In the beginning thine
ability will be limited, but with
thine other powers, thy capacity to
act as a healer will grow and be
strengthened by experience.
 D. LUMINAE

The powers of thine

enlightenment shall gradually
unfold before thee. Resting at thy
hand is the ability to enchant
objects in a manner which will
make them glow. Whilst holding
thy staff aloft, repeat the name of
this enchantment. Doing so, the
power of the Truths within thee
will cause thy staff to glow with a
soft blue light.
Realize, however, that this
light will not be long sustained.
For the power brought through
thee unto thy staff will slowly
radiate away and soon will dim
and fade.
 E. REC SU

Part of thine enlightenment is

the realization that there are no
boundaries. When this truth is
known unto thee, the material
world is far less limiting than
ordinarily supposed.
As thou descendeth deeper and
deeper into the bowels of the
earth, thou shall likewise be
descending into greater evil.
Being thyself of a good nature,
this tends to give thee a natural
buoyancy, as if in water. Speak
the name of this supplication
whilst touching thy staff to the
ceiling of a dungeon passage. This
will cause the ceiling to become
translucent; thee and thy party
will freely float to the next higher
dungeon level.
 F. REC DU

The range of thine ability for

spiritual movement is not limited
to ascension. Far below the
earth's surface, and far below the
deepest recesses of the deepest
dungeon, flow the molten streams
and rivers which feed the earth's
core. Here also resides The Great
Evil. Due to thy natural buoyancy,
downward travel is somewhat
more difficult and less desirable
than upward. If thou must
descend into evil, speak the name of
this supplication whilst tapping
thy staff upon the floor. The floor
will become translucent; thee and
thy party will slowly sink to the
next lower dungeon level.
 G. LIB REC

This is the most difficult of

the spiritual movements. The
planar motion allowed here must
begin within a dungeon chamber.
Lib Rec differs from the two
previous supplications in the
following way: Instead of the
earth allowing thy physical form to
pass, now thy form itself shall
become translucent. As thou dost
fade in one location thou shalt
slowly appear in another.
To initiate this motion, speak
the name of this invocation whilst
circling thy staff above thy head.
As thou stoppeth the spinning
staff so wilt thy journey stop.
 H. ALCORT

Alcort is a specialized form

of healing. Poison is a horror all
beings fear for with it comes
almost certain death. Only with
the assistance of the divine power
can thou halt the ravages of this
great evil.
With thy touch, the poison
coursing in the veins of thy
companion shall be transformed
into a life-giving fluid which
soothes the body and brings peace
unto the soul.
Thou can rest confident that
thou hast delivered one from the
grasp of poison. This power has
been promised by the One whose
covenant has never been broken.
 I. SEQUITU

Occasionally during journeys

unto the lower depths of the
subterranean, thy party may run
into great trouble. This could be
the death or near death of a party
member, starvation besieging thy
entire party, or becoming lost with
little hope of finding thy way.
This supplication is the
beseechment of the greater Truth to
aid the weary traveler in escaping
his rocky tomb. If thou raiseth
thy holy ankh into the air and
cryeth out the name of this
invocation, thee and thy
companions shall rise forth from
the depths, guided by the divine
Truth unto the Sosarian surface.
 J. SOMINAE

Thine enlightment hath

expanded and will continue to
unfold like the star-filled heavens
above.
The first light which thy
Truth created for thee was
wondrous indeed, and luminance
of this sort will continue to be of
great service to thee. Yet in order
to fulfill some greater needs, more
enduring illumination is required.
If thou dost now meditate on
this enchantment, thine entire self
will radiate with the light of
Truth. Know that even this light
cannot be sustained indefinitely,
for it doth draw from thine own
inner force.
 K. SANCTU MANI
The grasses have grown and
seeded many times since thy
journey began. Thou hast trod
many paths and gained much
wisdom. Thou hast now the
power to perform actual
miracles. To take one who has
been shredded by an opponent's
sword, quivering on the
threshold of death, and restore
him to life; this miracle is now
thine.
Prepare a small tin of fine
scented oil and ask that it be
blessed with the perfection and
holiness of Truth. Annoint the
wounds with the oil, allowing it to
penetrate deeply. Before thine
eyes the flesh will draw together
and be restored, and the blood will
once again begin to flow through
his veins.
 L. VIEDA

If thou should lose thy way,

either in the gloomy crevices of a
dungeon, or in a dark forbidding
forest, the miracle of Vieda can
light thy way. Meditate on thy
need for guidance for a goodly
time, and when thou dost feel
sufficiently purified, rub a small
quantity of Holy water onto thine
eyelids.
If thou hast meditated
sufficiently, the greater Truths
shall miraculously unfold before
thine eyes. Whether thou art in a
dungeon or on the surface, a vision
of thy current surroundings will
come to thee.
 M. EXCUUN

Occasionally thee and thy

companions will be set upon by
creatures of great might and evil.
Opposing these foes can be a
difficult task at best. The
liturgy of Truth provides also for
this need.
Should thy party encounter an
evil foe of great strength thou may
wish to call upon the miracle of
Excuun. By holding the holy
ankh of Truth in the direction of
thy foe and speaking the name of
this great miracle, thou can
direct the pure light of the holy
force of Truth at thy foe, and the
life within one of thy foes shall
cease.
 N. SURMANDUM

Thine enlightment hath led

thee to step beyond almost every
limitation of this earth. It is
now within thy power to step into
the realm of death and draw one
who has been there engulfed back
into the world of life.
Release thy spirit and allow
it to venture into the very shadow
of death, touching the spirit of
the one who slumbers there. Lead
thy poor companion back from the
shadow of death and life will once
again be his. If, however, thy
companion's strength of will is not
strong enough to make the return
journey, the backlash from this
failed miracle will turn his body
to ashes.
 O. ZXKUQYB

The letters which head this

page represent the seven words of
anti-creation. They are the words
which release the fury of Truth
upon the world. No entire word is
ever written, for should even the
letters which represent their
sounds be brought together on a
page, the release of power would
cause destruction of untold
magnitude.
If thou should encounter a
situation so evil as to require
their use, speak them softly only
to the air beside thee. Most of
thy foes will be struck down with a
force so strong it will end this
life, and all other potential lives
within them.
 P. ANJU SERMANI

Once a body hath turned to

ash, the soul which once inhabited
it is sent on to its next life. It
therefore takes a miracle of
enormous magnitude to reclaim it.
Realize first that the spirit
must leave another body and
another life in order to return to
thee. If thou perceives that the
need for the return of thy
companion is so great as to be
willing to give five marks of thy
wisdom in sacrifice, then beseech
the One who is Truth and
Wisdom. Allow a tear from each
of thine eyes to fall upon the
ashes. As thy tears mix with the
ashes, so shall they reconstitute
before thee, and life shall be
restored.
 I, Lord British, would like to
acknowledge the following persons
for their invaluable assistance in
creating this book.
Margaret Ellen Weigers, for
the majority of works herein.
Roe R. Adams 111, for the
introduction and conceptual
assistance.
Richard A. Garriott for a
great deal of uneducated editing.
Robert, Marcy, Owen, and Helen
Garriott for educated editing.
A special thanks to Helen M.
Garriott for the wonderful
illustrations throughout this book.

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